Veiled Warriors: Allied Nurses of the First World War

by Christine E. Hallett

Book Overview

Caring for the wounded of the First World War was tough and challenging work, demanding extensive knowledge, technical skill, and high levels of commitment.

Although allied nurses were admired in their own time for their altruism and courage, their image was distorted by the lens of popular mythology. They came to be seen as self-sacrificing heroines, romantic foils to the male combatant and doctors' handmaidens, rather than...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198703708
• ISBN13: 9780198703709
• Release Date: January 2021
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.3" x 8.4"